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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

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Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.
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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.
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Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.
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Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.
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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.
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Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.
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Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).
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Capital

Learn what financial capital means
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Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.
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